Congress condemned the arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the NSA, saying detaining him will not restore peace in Ladakh. Wangchuk, a key voice in the statehood and Sixth Schedule agitation, has mobilised youth and carried out peaceful protests
For the lab escape scenario, a Wuhan origin for the virus is a no-brainer. Wuhan is home to China's leading center of coronavirus research where, as noted above, researchers were genetically engineering bat coronaviruses to attack human cells.